Rock Salt bargain............
I think i could wear 5 rock salts IWB if i wear a baggy shirt but i usually wear tight Ts luckily i have broad shoulders though and a slimmer waist this makes the shirt tight on my upper body but slightly loose on my lower body. If i started wearing Large shirts instead of medium i could probably hide the 5 and if wearing a jacket well the possibilities are endless. Remember Doc You could wear 5 IWB and with the jacket have two Inverted Mercharness style. Two on the side of the hips IWB two right after the pockets IWB and one in the middle of the back either Horizontal or yet again IWB but this would be uncomfortable IWB. Then again if you needed to hide that many Rock Salts you're probably not worried about being uncomfortable and more worried about staying alive.
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Vash I conceal the Rock Salt and 10-15 other knives and three firearms daily and extra ammo....so no more room for other Rock Salts...but it is my primary....until deep winter comes here in New York and that means lots of pockets...more knives.... 
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Funny thing is....it is my jobVashHash wrote:i couldn't carry 10-15 other knives and 3 firearms if i had more than 3-4 knives on me i'd never keep a job. I have issues with playing with knives and with 10-15 i'd always have one in my hand. But winter does bring up a whole new meaning to concealed.
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THREE firearms??? That seems excessive - - but the 10 to 15 knives makes perfect sense.Dr. Snubnose wrote:Vash I conceal the Rock Salt and 10-15 other knives and three firearms daily and extra ammo....so no more room for other Rock Salts...but it is my primary....until deep winter comes here in New York and that means lots of pockets...more knives....
Our reason is quite satisfied, in 999 cases out of every 1000 of us, if we can find a few arguments that will do to recite in case our credulity is criticized by someone else. Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
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Mine arrived yesterday with very fast shipping. Big thanks to MCM for pointing out this deal!
The knife is breathtakingly "alive" in the hand, more so than any other knife I've ever owned.
I have a question though: do I need to worry about how I draw/re-sheath the knife in the kydex sheath in regards to dulling the edge? Can I dull the blade by accident due to contract with the sheath?
The knife is breathtakingly "alive" in the hand, more so than any other knife I've ever owned.
I have a question though: do I need to worry about how I draw/re-sheath the knife in the kydex sheath in regards to dulling the edge? Can I dull the blade by accident due to contract with the sheath?
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I wouldn't worry about that at all...it's going to take some time for that H1 to work harden and retain the edge as sharp as you would like...my suggestion after talking to some here on the forum...is to sharpen the Rock often to speed up the work hardening process...may take a while, the dullness of the knife, even after not using it at all (not from the sheath), is just the nature of H1....keep checking..when not as sharp as you would like....resharpen it...before you know it...it will stay scary sharp.....I had to resharpen mine 3 to 4 times a week...to get it where I wanted...Doc :Dmark greenman wrote:Mine arrived yesterday with very fast shipping. Big thanks to MCM for pointing out this deal!
The knife is breathtakingly "alive" in the hand, more so than any other knife I've ever owned.
I have a question though: do I need to worry about how I draw/re-sheath the knife in the kydex sheath in regards to dulling the edge? Can I dull the blade by accident due to contract with the sheath?
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I have two questions about the design of the Rock Salt.
Is the teardrop lanyard hole meant to accommodate a flat strap as well as a cord type lanyard.
The picture below is described as an Ed Schempp cutting competition design and has some strong similarities to the Rock Salt. Does anyone know the genesis of the Rock Salt's blade shape in particular?
Is the teardrop lanyard hole meant to accommodate a flat strap as well as a cord type lanyard.
The picture below is described as an Ed Schempp cutting competition design and has some strong similarities to the Rock Salt. Does anyone know the genesis of the Rock Salt's blade shape in particular?
Our reason is quite satisfied, in 999 cases out of every 1000 of us, if we can find a few arguments that will do to recite in case our credulity is criticized by someone else. Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
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Thanks Doc. Do you sharpen yours at 30 or 40 degrees?Dr. Snubnose wrote:I wouldn't worry about that at all...it's going to take some time for that H1 to work harden and retain the edge as sharp as you would like...my suggestion after talking to some here on the forum...is to sharpen the Rock often to speed up the work hardening process...may take a while, the dullness of the knife, even after not using it at all (not from the sheath), is just the nature of H1....keep checking..when not as sharp as you would like....resharpen it...before you know it...it will stay scary sharp.....I had to resharpen mine 3 to 4 times a week...to get it where I wanted...Doc :D
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Design questions
For the most part I try and align the edge of the blade with the bones of the forearm. This generally means a dropped handle to accommodate the near perpendicular grip of the hand. In use this translates to less wrist action, with more fine control, and less tension in the gripping of the handle; basically you will not get as tired in the hand and you will be safer. This moves control of the knife to larger muscle groups. This alignment with the forearm gives very intuitive control of the blade for accurate quick cutting. The Rock salt has a particular balance for each of the grip positions. The full handle grip gives a blade heavy feel for fairly powerful snap cuts. If you choke up with your index finger in the groove the knife is balanced for use in finer cutting tasks. If you choke up further with your middle finger in the index finger groove and your index finge on the spine the balance is cantalevered lightening the tip for even finer work.
If a knife is light it is faster and therefore can generate more power is cutting. If it is ergonomic and intuitive it will be more effective regardless of use. In trained hands it can be a very effective weapon. I reference Kali Gman's videos.
The knife pictured is a larger and heavier knife and yes it follows the same basic criteria of my design preferrences. I used the 13 oz knife in a couple of Bladesports competitions, It was about 1/2 to 2/3 the weight of what the competition choppers have gone to.
By having a recurve surface on a blade you get a positive pulling action of force in a cut, I call this purchase. That enable you to stay on the medium and pull in toward yourself rather than sliding over the medium.
I make, use, and test my designs. Hopefully I learn along the way, the Rock Salt is a good example of acquired knowledge of 50 years of rural knife use...Take care...Ed
If a knife is light it is faster and therefore can generate more power is cutting. If it is ergonomic and intuitive it will be more effective regardless of use. In trained hands it can be a very effective weapon. I reference Kali Gman's videos.
The knife pictured is a larger and heavier knife and yes it follows the same basic criteria of my design preferrences. I used the 13 oz knife in a couple of Bladesports competitions, It was about 1/2 to 2/3 the weight of what the competition choppers have gone to.
By having a recurve surface on a blade you get a positive pulling action of force in a cut, I call this purchase. That enable you to stay on the medium and pull in toward yourself rather than sliding over the medium.
I make, use, and test my designs. Hopefully I learn along the way, the Rock Salt is a good example of acquired knowledge of 50 years of rural knife use...Take care...Ed
Thanks for the thorough explanation, Ed.
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Our reason is quite satisfied, in 999 cases out of every 1000 of us, if we can find a few arguments that will do to recite in case our credulity is criticized by someone else. Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
